Geokchay Uyezd
History
The Geokchay uezd was formed in 1868 as part of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was later abolished in 1929 by Soviet authorities during an administrative reorganisation of the region into rayons.
Administrative divisions
The prefectures (участки, uchastki) of the Geokchay uezd in 1917 were as follow:
Name | Administrative centre | 1912 population | Area |
---|---|---|---|
Bargushetskiy prefecture (Баргушетский участок) | Udzhary (Ucar) | 48,238 | 1,952.94 square versts (2,222.57 km; 858.14 sq mi) |
Ivanovskiy prefecture (Ивановский участок) | Ivanovka (İvanovka) | 35,419 | 1,242.48 square versts (1,414.02 km; 545.96 sq mi) |
Kyurdamirskiy prefecture (Кюрдамирский участок) | Kyurdamir (Kurdamir) | 40,409 | 1,481.16 square versts (1,685.65 km; 650.83 sq mi) |
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Geokchay uezd had a population of 117,705 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 64,133 men and 53,572 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian and Tat speaking minorities.
Language | Native speakers | % |
---|---|---|
Tatar | 92,962 | 78.98 |
Armenian | 12,994 | 11.04 |
Tat | 3,995 | 3.39 |
Russian | 2,458 | 2.09 |
Kyurin | 2,045 | 1.74 |
Avar-Andean | 1,772 | 1.51 |
Jewish | 847 | 0.72 |
Persian | 265 | 0.23 |
Georgian | 235 | 0.20 |
Polish | 27 | 0.02 |
Ukrainian | 17 | 0.01 |
German | 14 | 0.01 |
Greek | 12 | 0.01 |
Turkish | 11 | 0.01 |
Kazi-Kumukh | 6 | 0.01 |
Mordovian | 1 | 0.00 |
Other | 44 | 0.04 |
TOTAL | 117,705 | 100.00 |
Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Geokchay uezd had 134,098 residents on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 73,891 men and 60,207 women, 127,650 of whom were the permanent population, and 6,448 were temporary residents:
Nationality | Number | % |
---|---|---|
Sunni Muslims | 63,943 | 47.68 |
Shia Muslims | 48,681 | 36.30 |
Armenians | 17,207 | 12.83 |
Russians | 3,296 | 2.46 |
Jews | 815 | 0.61 |
North Caucasians | 153 | 0.11 |
Other Europeans | 3 | 0.00 |
TOTAL | 134,098 | 100.00 |
Soviet census (1926)
According to the 1926 census, the population of the uezd was 172,851.